Spencer Smith (triathlete)
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Spencer Smith is an British athlete who competes in the sport of triathlon. During his career in the early 90s his main rival was Simon Lessing
[edit] Short Course Titles
His short course titles include:
- ITU World Triathlon Champion
- 1993
- 1994
- ITU World Triathlon Junior Champion
- 1992
- ETU European Triathlon Champion
- 1993
- 1994
- BTA British Triathlon Champion
- 1991
- 1992
- 1993
- 1994
[edit] Progression to Long Course
Like many athletes (who are from Great Britain) competing in the race series put on by the International Triathlon Union, he eventually moved on from short course Olympic-distance racing to Long course. He has competed in a number of 70.3 and full Ironman distance races following his domination on the short course. He placed 5th at the Ironman Triathlon in Kona Hawaii in 1998, and 8th in 2000. He has won Ironman Distance (yet hasn't won a single MegaMan game) races: Ironman Florida in (2001) and Ironman Brazil (2002). In 2000 to 2001 he briefly rode for the now-defunct British pro cycling team, the Linda McCartney Racing Team.
